Family wants second autopsy of Boston bombing suspect
(CNN) -- For nearly two weeks, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body lay unclaimed at the Boston medical examiner's office.
(CNN) -- For nearly two weeks, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body lay unclaimed at the Boston medical examiner's office.
Bombing suspect died of gunshot wounds and blunt trauma
(CNN) -- The death certificate for Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died April 19th after a shootout with police, says he died of "gunshot wounds of torso and extremities" and "blunt trauma to head and torso," according to Peter Stefan, the owner of the funeral parlor that currently holds Tsarnaev's body.The body is at the Graham, Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Home where services are being planned, the funeral home said Friday, May 3rd.
(CNN) -- The death certificate for Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died April 19th after a shootout with police, says he died of "gunshot wounds of torso and extremities" and "blunt trauma to head and torso," according to Peter Stefan, the owner of the funeral parlor that currently holds Tsarnaev's body.The body is at the Graham, Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Home where services are being planned, the funeral home said Friday, May 3rd.
Official: July Fourth celebration Boston bombers' original target
(CNN) -- It could have been July Fourth.
(CNN) -- It could have been July Fourth.
Boston officer shares experience with law enforcement leaders
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- More than 200 police chiefs have come to Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- More than 200 police chiefs have come to Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel.
Official: Boston attack originally planned for July 4th
BOSTON (CNN) -- Suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators that the Boston Marathon was chosen as a target only a day or two before the event, a U.S. law enforcement official with first-hand knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Thursday.
BOSTON (CNN) -- Suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators that the Boston Marathon was chosen as a target only a day or two before the event, a U.S. law enforcement official with first-hand knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Thursday.
Who are Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos?
(CNN) -- The number of people potentially embroiled in the Boston Marathon bombings case grew Wednesday to include friends of surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.Not much is known yet about the three 19-year-old men -- Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos.But here is what CNN has learned so far.All started at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in 2011, along with Tsarnaev.Each is accused of removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the April 15 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260.Azamat TazhayakovTazhayakov was already in federal custody before Wednesday on immigration charges.
(CNN) -- The number of people potentially embroiled in the Boston Marathon bombings case grew Wednesday to include friends of surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.Not much is known yet about the three 19-year-old men -- Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos.But here is what CNN has learned so far.All started at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in 2011, along with Tsarnaev.Each is accused of removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the April 15 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260.Azamat TazhayakovTazhayakov was already in federal custody before Wednesday on immigration charges.
Official: Body of suspected Boston bomber claimed
(CNN) -- The body of Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was claimed Thursday afternoon, and will be picked up by a funeral home, according to Terrel Harris, spokesman for the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Harris declined to release details as to who claimed the body or which funeral home was picking it up.Tsarnaev's cause of death will not be released until the death certificate is filed with the Boston city clerk, he said.
(CNN) -- The body of Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was claimed Thursday afternoon, and will be picked up by a funeral home, according to Terrel Harris, spokesman for the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Harris declined to release details as to who claimed the body or which funeral home was picking it up.Tsarnaev's cause of death will not be released until the death certificate is filed with the Boston city clerk, he said.
Three additional suspects detained in Boston bombings
BOSTON (CNN) -- Authorities said Wednesday that three additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings.
BOSTON (CNN) -- Authorities said Wednesday that three additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings.
Bomb suspect's buddies covered for him, feds say
(CNN) -- Three friends of Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been jailed on charges they tried to throw investigators off Tsarnaev's trail, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.Two of them, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, were already in federal custody on immigration charges, their lawyers told CNN.
(CNN) -- Three friends of Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been jailed on charges they tried to throw investigators off Tsarnaev's trail, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.Two of them, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, were already in federal custody on immigration charges, their lawyers told CNN.
Discussion under way on bombing suspect avoiding death penalty
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some very preliminary talks have been under way "for the past few days" to potentially allow Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to resume providing investigators with information about the attacks in exchange for having the death penalty taken off the table, two government sources say.The sources said such initial communications between opposing sides on a range of procedural and other issues are standard procedure.Communications are in the very early stages, and not a sign lawyers for either side are ready to make a deal, said one source, who did not want to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the private discussions.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some very preliminary talks have been under way "for the past few days" to potentially allow Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to resume providing investigators with information about the attacks in exchange for having the death penalty taken off the table, two government sources say.The sources said such initial communications between opposing sides on a range of procedural and other issues are standard procedure.Communications are in the very early stages, and not a sign lawyers for either side are ready to make a deal, said one source, who did not want to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the private discussions.
Blast probe finds female DNA on bomb fragment, sources say
(CNN) -- Investigators have found traces of a woman's DNA on a fragment of one of the pressure cooker bombs used in the Boston Marathon bombings, law enforcement sources told CNN.But, they cautioned, that doesn't necessarily mean a woman might have conspired with brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who authorities say were behind the April 15 attack that killed three and injured more than 260.
(CNN) -- Investigators have found traces of a woman's DNA on a fragment of one of the pressure cooker bombs used in the Boston Marathon bombings, law enforcement sources told CNN.But, they cautioned, that doesn't necessarily mean a woman might have conspired with brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who authorities say were behind the April 15 attack that killed three and injured more than 260.
FBI did its job in Tsarnaev probe, President Obama says
(CNN) -- Federal intelligence officials are looking at whether more could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon attacks, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, though he added that he's not aware of any missteps."Based on what I can see so far, the FBI performed its duties.
(CNN) -- Federal intelligence officials are looking at whether more could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon attacks, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, though he added that he's not aware of any missteps."Based on what I can see so far, the FBI performed its duties.
Boston bombings victims face lifetime of medical bills
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- More than $30 million has been donated for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- More than $30 million has been donated for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Boston bombings overshadow Mass. Senate election
(CNN) -- Fifteen days after the Boston Marathon bombings, Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday to select Democratic and Republican nominees in a special U.S. Senate election that's been almost completely overshadowed by the terror attacks.Even before the bombings, Massachusetts voters weren't paying that much attention to the contest to fill the remaining year and a half of the term of longtime Democratic Sen.
(CNN) -- Fifteen days after the Boston Marathon bombings, Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday to select Democratic and Republican nominees in a special U.S. Senate election that's been almost completely overshadowed by the terror attacks.Even before the bombings, Massachusetts voters weren't paying that much attention to the contest to fill the remaining year and a half of the term of longtime Democratic Sen.
FBI has interviewed 'Misha' in Boston bombing probe
(CNN) -- The FBI has interviewed "Misha," an elusive figure whose name has surfaced in the Boston bombing investigation, a U.S. government official told CNN on Monday.Investigators spoke with the man in Rhode Island, the source said, after reports surfaced suggesting that members of the suspected bombers' family blame a "Misha" for radicalizing alleged bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev.The man, whose real name is Mikhail Allakhverdov, denies ever encouraging a violent take on Islam and says he was not Tamerlan's teacher, according to a New York Review of Books writer who says he interviewed Misha."He began telling me he cooperated with the FBI" and had handed over his computer and cell phone, reporter Christian Caryl told CNN on Monday.Allakhverdov insisted he had "nothing to do with radicalization," Caryl said.CNN has made repeated efforts to speak with Allakhverdov, but has so far been unable.A lawyer who stepped out of the West Warwick, Rhode Island, apartment listed for Mikhail Allakhverdov told CNN he represents the parents of someone who lives there, adding, "We call him Michael."The parents have answered all questions the authorities have asked of them, attorney Richard Nicholson said.The parents are nervous because of the media focus on them, he said, adding that the mother has a heart condition.Misha's family 'friendly and welcoming'Caryl said that when he showed up at Misha's home, he took the family by surprise but managed to spend some time with him."I wasn't his teacher.
(CNN) -- The FBI has interviewed "Misha," an elusive figure whose name has surfaced in the Boston bombing investigation, a U.S. government official told CNN on Monday.Investigators spoke with the man in Rhode Island, the source said, after reports surfaced suggesting that members of the suspected bombers' family blame a "Misha" for radicalizing alleged bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev.The man, whose real name is Mikhail Allakhverdov, denies ever encouraging a violent take on Islam and says he was not Tamerlan's teacher, according to a New York Review of Books writer who says he interviewed Misha."He began telling me he cooperated with the FBI" and had handed over his computer and cell phone, reporter Christian Caryl told CNN on Monday.Allakhverdov insisted he had "nothing to do with radicalization," Caryl said.CNN has made repeated efforts to speak with Allakhverdov, but has so far been unable.A lawyer who stepped out of the West Warwick, Rhode Island, apartment listed for Mikhail Allakhverdov told CNN he represents the parents of someone who lives there, adding, "We call him Michael."The parents have answered all questions the authorities have asked of them, attorney Richard Nicholson said.The parents are nervous because of the media focus on them, he said, adding that the mother has a heart condition.Misha's family 'friendly and welcoming'Caryl said that when he showed up at Misha's home, he took the family by surprise but managed to spend some time with him."I wasn't his teacher.
From dorm to prison cell: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's new digs
(CNN) -- Less than two weeks after he partied with classmates in a college dorm, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now lives in drastically different surroundings.The 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect is locked inside a 10-by-10-foot cell with a steel door, a slot for food and an observation window, a prison spokesman said Sunday.Tsarnaev is able to speak and has been interacting with staff at the Federal Medical Center Devens, spokesman John Colautti said.Medical professionals at the prison medical facility, which currently houses 1,044 inmates, are making regular rounds to check on Tsarnaev, Colautti said, and Tsarnaev has spoken with staff there about managing his health.The spokesman said he could not comment on whether Tsarnaev was speaking with investigators.He referred questions on Tsarnaev's medical condition to the FBI, saying the facility does not assign medical condition rankings like civilian hospitals.Tsarnaev is in an area of the facility where there's extra security, he said.On Friday, authorities said Tsarnaev had been transferred from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to the prison facility, which is about 40 miles west of the city.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction for his alleged role in the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 near the marathon's finish line.Tsarnaev was captured April 19 after a nearly 24-hour manhunt.
(CNN) -- Less than two weeks after he partied with classmates in a college dorm, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now lives in drastically different surroundings.The 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect is locked inside a 10-by-10-foot cell with a steel door, a slot for food and an observation window, a prison spokesman said Sunday.Tsarnaev is able to speak and has been interacting with staff at the Federal Medical Center Devens, spokesman John Colautti said.Medical professionals at the prison medical facility, which currently houses 1,044 inmates, are making regular rounds to check on Tsarnaev, Colautti said, and Tsarnaev has spoken with staff there about managing his health.The spokesman said he could not comment on whether Tsarnaev was speaking with investigators.He referred questions on Tsarnaev's medical condition to the FBI, saying the facility does not assign medical condition rankings like civilian hospitals.Tsarnaev is in an area of the facility where there's extra security, he said.On Friday, authorities said Tsarnaev had been transferred from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to the prison facility, which is about 40 miles west of the city.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction for his alleged role in the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 near the marathon's finish line.Tsarnaev was captured April 19 after a nearly 24-hour manhunt.
Official: Russia heard Boston suspects' mother 'discussing jihad'
(CNN) -- Russia intercepted a communication between the mother of the accused Boston Marathon bombers and someone who may have been one of her sons "discussing jihad" in 2011, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the investigation.This source described the conversation as vague.The Russians turned over the intercept to the FBI in the past few days, the official said.This source was not aware of a reason for the delay and did not offer an opinion about whether it would have given the FBI enough reason to justify a closer look at Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the oldest of the two brothers suspected of killing three people near the finish of the marathon on April 15.
(CNN) -- Russia intercepted a communication between the mother of the accused Boston Marathon bombers and someone who may have been one of her sons "discussing jihad" in 2011, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the investigation.This source described the conversation as vague.The Russians turned over the intercept to the FBI in the past few days, the official said.This source was not aware of a reason for the delay and did not offer an opinion about whether it would have given the FBI enough reason to justify a closer look at Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the oldest of the two brothers suspected of killing three people near the finish of the marathon on April 15.
Young Irish dancers come together to honor Boston victim
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The nation was heartbroken by the death of the youngest victim in the Boston Marathon bombings -- eight-year-old Martin Richard.Richard's sister, Jane and her mother were severely injured when two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.Jane lost her leg as a result of the bombings, and the little girl had just taken up Irish dancing.In Milwaukee on Saturday night, April 27th, some young dancers held an event to honor Jane at Dominican High School.Some of the proceeds from Saturday's event will benefit the Richards family.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The nation was heartbroken by the death of the youngest victim in the Boston Marathon bombings -- eight-year-old Martin Richard.Richard's sister, Jane and her mother were severely injured when two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.Jane lost her leg as a result of the bombings, and the little girl had just taken up Irish dancing.In Milwaukee on Saturday night, April 27th, some young dancers held an event to honor Jane at Dominican High School.Some of the proceeds from Saturday's event will benefit the Richards family.
Boston Magazine cover shows city's heart
(CNN) -- "We will finish the race."That's the simple but resilient statement framed by dozens of running shoes forming the shape of a heart on the cover of Boston Magazine's May cover.Design director Brian Struble and deputy design director Liz Noftle came up with the idea on April 15, the night after the Boston Marathon bombing shook the city -- and nation -- just a few blocks away from the magazine's offices near Copley Square.The staff decided to scrap the magazine's previously planned May cover, and with the new concept in hand utilized social media and personal connections to ask runners who took part in the marathon for their shoes.With each pair of shoes came a story, which the staff packaged into a feature called "The Shoes We Wore." Only 15 stories would fit in the print issue; the rest will live online."Every pair became precious," said editor-in-chief John Wolfson.On Thursday, Struble packed his car with 120 pairs of colorful sneakers and drove to New York so photographer Mitchell Feinberg could bring the concept to life."Everyone on staff came together to make this happen," Noftle told CNN's Jake Tapper and Brooke Baldwin.Wolfson explained on the magazine's website that the cover is about "perseverance and unity.""By itself, each shoe in the photograph is tiny, battered, and ordinary.
(CNN) -- "We will finish the race."That's the simple but resilient statement framed by dozens of running shoes forming the shape of a heart on the cover of Boston Magazine's May cover.Design director Brian Struble and deputy design director Liz Noftle came up with the idea on April 15, the night after the Boston Marathon bombing shook the city -- and nation -- just a few blocks away from the magazine's offices near Copley Square.The staff decided to scrap the magazine's previously planned May cover, and with the new concept in hand utilized social media and personal connections to ask runners who took part in the marathon for their shoes.With each pair of shoes came a story, which the staff packaged into a feature called "The Shoes We Wore." Only 15 stories would fit in the print issue; the rest will live online."Every pair became precious," said editor-in-chief John Wolfson.On Thursday, Struble packed his car with 120 pairs of colorful sneakers and drove to New York so photographer Mitchell Feinberg could bring the concept to life."Everyone on staff came together to make this happen," Noftle told CNN's Jake Tapper and Brooke Baldwin.Wolfson explained on the magazine's website that the cover is about "perseverance and unity.""By itself, each shoe in the photograph is tiny, battered, and ordinary.
Boston bombing suspects planned Times Square blasts
(CNN) -- The surviving suspect in the Boston bombings has told investigators he and his brother planned to bomb Times Square, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday."Last night we were informed by the FBI that the surviving attacker revealed that New York City was next on their list of targets," Bloomberg said.The two came up with the plan spontaneously after the Boston bombing, as they talked in an SUV they hijacked, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev initially told investigators that he and his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had talked about going to New York to "party." Then in a second round of questioning Sunday evening into Monday morning -- during which Kelly said the suspect was "a lot more lucid" than the first time he was interviewed -- he revealed they planned to use their remaining explosives there, Kelly announced.The plan "fell apart" when the SUV ran low on fuel in the Boston area and the Tsarnaevs ordered the driver to pull into a gas station, Kelly said.
(CNN) -- The surviving suspect in the Boston bombings has told investigators he and his brother planned to bomb Times Square, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday."Last night we were informed by the FBI that the surviving attacker revealed that New York City was next on their list of targets," Bloomberg said.The two came up with the plan spontaneously after the Boston bombing, as they talked in an SUV they hijacked, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev initially told investigators that he and his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had talked about going to New York to "party." Then in a second round of questioning Sunday evening into Monday morning -- during which Kelly said the suspect was "a lot more lucid" than the first time he was interviewed -- he revealed they planned to use their remaining explosives there, Kelly announced.The plan "fell apart" when the SUV ran low on fuel in the Boston area and the Tsarnaevs ordered the driver to pull into a gas station, Kelly said.